On Board:
Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Learning
Alberta Literacy Foundation
Anonymous Donor
Bow Valley College
Calgary Community Adult Learning Association
The Calgary Foundation
Community Initiatives Program - Alberta Lottery Fund, Alberta Gaming And Liquor Commission
First Calgary Savings
Foothill's Library Association
National Literacy Secretariat Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) / Partenariat Interministériel Avec Les Communautés De Langue Officielle (PICLO)
Raise a Reader
Rotary Club of Calgary
Starbucks
Wild Rose Foundation
On the Road Again... to Secure Our Future
Where are we going? We have embarked on a new venture and are not getting off the trail until we have reached our destination to see Further Education Society of Alberta's (FESA) mission achieved. To do so, we must map our way to success by raising friends and funds. In plain language, our new direction and plans for the future have diverted our focus to fund development activities and that?s what we have been working hard at during the past six months. Why? To better position FESA for the future by securing the organization and its work today.
Why? To better position FESA for the future by securing the organization and its work today.
With the assistance of a fund development consultant, we have been chipping away at a three-year fund development/communication plan drafted to provide detailed strategies that will develop an organizational identity and a diversified base of funding sources. We must have relatively long-term and flexible funds that will cover operational costs and sustain the work of FESA.
Strategies to augment volunteerism, including involvement in our fundraising efforts, are being explored and a Donor Recognition Program has been drafted. The financial objectives to be achieved proposed we raise $600K in Phase I/ Fiscal Year 2004, $1M in Phase II/Fiscal Year 2005 and $1.4M in Phase III/Fiscal Year 2006. To date, much time has been dedicated at strategizing and preparing to reach these goals and at raising initial dollars required to put the process into action. The results achieved throughout Phase I are encouraging and motivating us to keep up the momentum and continue on the path to success for Phase II.
We are thankful for the cooperation and assistance
we have received in the past and remain confident
that learning-oriented communities throughout this country will help
maintain our work
that fortifies the social fabric of communities. We
strongly believe that individuals who 
seek avenues
to build on their existing strengths and interests, to improve their
education and their children's education, merit support for their
courage and efforts.
To find out more about our future plans and how you can get involved, please visit our website at www.nald.ca/fesa or call us at (403) 410-1501.
